Description

UPCOMING CLASSES

02/08/25 | Plano, Texas | Host: DFW Wildlife Coalition | Instructor: Robert Adamski | Registration closes: 01/26/25

To host this class, please contact online@theiwrc.org

Many patients arrive at a wildlife rehabilitation facility in a dehydrated and/or emaciated state. Fluid Therapy provides wildlife care professionals a working knowledge of the vocabulary and concepts underlying the modern approach to fluid therapy in mammals, birds, and reptiles. Students will learn the physiology of dehydration, its effects on various organs, how to recognize the clinical signs of dehydration, and how to formulate and carry out a fluid therapy plan.

Lecture Topics: importance of water, water balance and distribution, assessing and treating dehydration, challenges in hydration of wildlife

Assessment: homework, lab, and exam

Prerequisite: Basic Wildlife Rehabilitation strongly encouraged

Textbook requirement: Wildlife Rehabilitation: A Comprehensive Approach

To receive a course completion certificate, students must successfully pass the online Fluid Therapy exam with 70% or higher, complete the lab, and pass the homework

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RACE approved for 9.25 CE

Additional information

Credit Hours (IWRC):	9.25
Course Level	Tier Two
Delivery Method	In-Person
Prerequisites	Basic Wildlife Rehabilitation strongly encouraged
Book Option	ebook, textbook, ebook + textbook bundle, I already have Wildlife Rehabilitation: A Comprehensive Approach
Location	Plano, Texas